Albert Abraham Saltiel
Sept. 18, 1947–April 2, 2026
Albert passed away on April 2, 2026 after a several years long battle with cancer.
Albert was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, where his parents had escaped the Nazi occupation and then returned after the end of World War II. Albert's family moved to Montreal in 1958, where Albert attended Algonquin and then MRHS.
For many years, Albert owned a sporting goods store, first in Alexis Nihon Plaza at Atwater and St. Catherine, and later in the West Island.
Tom Vikander recalls that during our first year at MRHS, 1960–1961, Albert sold Bic ballpoint pens to classmates at MRHS. Bic pens were not yet available in Canada. Albert had imported his supply from France, Tom recalls that the ink from Bic pens did not smear as did the ink from the low cost ballpoints being sold in Montreal at the time.